CURRICULUM VITAE
Michael J. Lynch III, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences Department
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
MS 4988, 1200 N. University Drive, Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Office Ph. (870) 575-8171, e-mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Post Doctoral Graduate Work - Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Military History Instructors Course, three semester hour graduate level history course
Ph.D. (Geography), Texas A&M University (TAMU), Advisor - Peter J. Hugill, Ph.D.
“Textile Industrialization in Ireland Before the Famine,” Ph.D. Dissertation, August 2003.
This study examines a regional economic enterprise (the production of linen and cotton textiles from flax
and cotton fiber respectively), the influence of globalization upon this enterprise (the development of a core
industry [cotton and linen mills] in a peripheral region [Ireland]), and the resultant economic, political,
social, and societal changes [including the economically driven emigration of Ulster Scots from the north
of Ireland and the “Troubles” that are occurring to the present in Northern Ireland] that resulted from
changes in this enterprise during a significant alteration of the world’s economic structure (the Industrial
Revolution).
M.A. (History & Politics), Texas A&M University - Kingsville (TAMUK), Advisor - Leslie G. Hunter, Ph.D.
“South Texas Renaissance Man: The Humanitarian, Political, and Philanthropic Activities of Judge J. T.
Canales,” Master’s Degree Thesis, August 1996. This study examines the life of a significant Texan of
Tejano [Hispanic] heritage. Judge Canales was a pivotal influence upon Tejano political and cultural
inclusion and integration during the first half of the Twentieth Century. Incorporated within the Canales
experience is a broader examination of the fight for Tejano integration into Texas, Southwest, and U.S.
society.
B.A. (Geography), The University of Texas at Austin (UT), Mentor - Dean Lorrin Kennamer, Ph.D.
Preparation focused upon physical geography, cartography and computer-aided geographic courses, and
four regional areas of geographic preparation (Meso-America, with Mayan civilization concentration;
Southwestern Asia, with Arab and Islamic Worlds concentration; Europe; and the US Southwest).
A.A. (Business), Del Mar College (DMC), Mentor - Mrs. Doris Grace. M.A.
Preparation in basic academic and scholarly training. Initial studies in business, management, and
economics, including economic geography.
CLASSROOM EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION
Texas Educator Certificate - Classroom Teacher, Social Studies (Grades 8-12)
Aug 2013 - Present
Aug 2011 - Aug 2013
Aug 2005 - Aug 2011
Aug 2004 - May 2005
Sep 2003
Sep 2000 - May 2003
Sep 1999 - May 2000
Sep 1999 - Dec 2000
Sep 1997 - May 1999
Feb 1995 - May 1995
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Tenured Associate Professor of Geography, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Tenured Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Instructor (Part-Time), World Geography, San Jacinto College, Pasadena, Texas
Temporary Visiting Lecturer, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Instructor, Physical, Regional, and Cultural Geography, Blinn College, Bryan, TX
Part-Time Instructor, Physical Geography, Blinn College, Bryan, TX
Lecturer, Human Geography & Geography of Texas, Texas A&M University
Instructor, Physical Geography Lab; Graduate Teaching Assistant, Human Geography
and Environmental Geography, Texas A& M University
Student Teacher, World Geography, West Lake High School, Austin, Texas
(The University of Texas at Austin Teacher Certification Program)
ACADEMIC COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate Geography
Cultural Geography, Three Semester Hour Lecture Course, Blinn College
Human Geography, Three Semester Hour Lecture Course, Texas A&M University (TAMU)
World Geography, Three Semester Hour Lecture Course, Blinn College & San Jacinto College
World Regional Geography, Three Semester Hour Lecture Course, UAPB
Geography of Texas, Three Semester Hour Upper Division Lecture Course, TAMU
Geography of North America, Three Semester Hour Upper Division Lecture Course, UAPB
Physical Geography, Three Semester Hour Lecture Course, Blinn College
Earth Science, Three Semester Hour Science Lecture and Lab Course, UAPB
Earth Science I, Three Semester Hour Science Lecture and Lab Course, UAPB
Earth Science II, Three Semester Hour Science Lecture and Lab Course, UAPB
Planet Earth Lab, One Semester Hour Independent Physical Geography Lab Course, TAMU
Undergraduate History
U.S. History To 1877, Three Semester Hour Lecture Course, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB)
U.S. History Since 1877, Three Semester Hour Lecture Course, UAPB
Western Civilization I, Three Semester Hour Lecture Course, UAPB
Western Civilization II, Three Semester Hour Lecture Course, UAPB
English History To 1688, Three Semester Hour Upper Division Lecture Course, UAPB
English History Since 1688, Three Semester Hour Upper Division Lecture Course, UAPB
English History 1603-1800, Three Semester Hour Upper Division Lecture Course, UAPB
Europe Since 1920, Three Semester Hour Upper Division Lecture Course, UAPB
African American History to 1865, Three Semester Hour Upper Division Lecture Course, UAPB
The Reformation, Three Semester Hour Upper Division Lecture Course, UAPB
Historiography, Three Semester Hour Upper Division Seminar Course, UAPB
History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, Three Semester Hour Upper Division Lecture Course, UAPB
Roman Republic, Three Semester Hour Upper Division Lecture Course, UAPB
Modern Russia, Three Semester Hour Upper Division Lecture Course, UAPB
Classical Greece, Three Semester Hour Upper Division Lecture Course, UAPB
Undergraduate Political Science
Major Governments of Western Europe, Three Semester Hour Upper Division Lecture Course, UAPB
The Presidency, Three Semester Hour Upper Division Lecture Course, UAPB
Undergraduate Teacher Preparation
Methods of Teaching Social Sciences, Three Semester Hour Upper Division Lecture Course, UAPB
Graduate
Readings in African American History, Three Semester Hour Graduate Lecture Course, UAPB
Readings in Western European History, Three Semester Hour Graduate Lecture Course, UAPB
Human Geography, Three Semester Hour Graduate Lecture Course, UAPB
Advanced Earth Science, Three Semester Hour Graduate Lecture Course, UAPB
American Political Thought, Three Semester Hour Graduate Lecture Course, UAPB
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
“The Role of J. T. Canales in the Development of Tejano Identity and Mexican American Integration in Twentieth
Century South Texas” published in The Journal of South Texas in the Fall 2000 issue (Vol. 13, No. 2). The
Journal of South Texas is a peer reviewed publication of the South Texas Historical Association.
“Castañeda and Canales: Collaborators, Academics, Friends” published in The Journal of South Texas in the Spring
2000 issue (Vol. 13, No. 1). The Journal of South Texas is a peer reviewed publication of the South Texas
Historical Association.
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BOOK
Ireland’s Pre-Famine Textile Industry. 2013. Michael J. Lynch III. Saarbrucken, Germany: Lambert Academic
Publishing. ISBN: 978-3-659-42763-3.
IN PROGRESS
Book — Subject: Biography of Judge J. T. Canales of Brownsville, Texas. Publication – Summer 2015
Presentation - For the Thirtieth Annual UAPB Student/Faculty Research Forum in Spring 2016
Papers — Two papers for publication on Irish Linen Production. Completion – Spring 2017
PRESENTED PAPERS
“Arkansas Gems” presented by invitation at the “Rocks, Rivers, and Roadcuts” Exhibition at the A+ Arts and
Science Center of Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on 28 February 2012.
“Little Bee Creek: An Initial Study of the Flora Present in an Urban Ephemeral Stream Segment” presented at the
Twenty-Fourth Annual Student Faculty Research Forum at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff on 9
March, 2011.
“The Permian Reef Complex: A Study in the Role of Marine Biota in the Development of Lithic Formations”
presented at the Twenty-Third Annual Student Faculty Research Forum at the University of Arkansas at
Pine Bluff on 10 March, 2010.
“Success in the Academy: A Two Year Search, Four Years of Work, All with the Right Attitude!” presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Southwest Association of American Geographers (SWAAG) in North Little Rock,
Arkansas on 30 November, 2009.
“The Rebellion of 1798: A Reexamination ” presented at the Twenty-Second Annual Student Faculty Research
Forum at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff on 11 March, 2009.
“Egypt in Transition: An Alternative View of the 1798 French Invasion” presented at the Twenty-First Annual
Student Faculty Research Forum at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff on 12 March, 2008.
“Flag Discrimination: Portuguese Diplomacy with the United States Prior to World War II” presented at the
Twentieth Annual Student Faculty Research Forum at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff on
29 March, 2007.
“Dorf, Furt, Stadt: Contemporary Examples of Haufendorfer Development in Germany” presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Southwest Association of American Geographers (SWAAG) at The University of
Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma on 26 October 2006.
“The Irish Are Revolting” presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers
(AAG) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 18 March 2004.
“The Irish Linen Board and the Development of Linen Manufacture During Great Britain’s Industrial Revolution”
presented at the Eleventh International Conference of Historical Geographers in Quebec City, Canada on
13 August 2001.
“Castañeda and Canales: Collaborators, Academics, Friends” presented as a South Texas Historical Association
Invited Guest Lecture at the John W. Stormont Lectures on South Texas at The Victoria College, Victoria,
Texas on 4 February 2000.
“Nineteenth Century Linen Manufacture: A Preliminary Model of Regional Integration in a Developing WorldSystem Economy” presented at Texas A&M University, College Station for the 1999 Department of
Geography Seminar Series on 30 April 1999
“World Economic Influences on Ireland’s Pre-Famine Flax and Linen Industries” presented at the 95 th Annual
Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) in Honolulu, Hawaii on 24 March, 1999.
“The Influence of World Economic Forces on Ireland’s Flax and Linen Industries Before the Famine” presented at
the Tenth International Conference of Historical Geographers in Coleraine, Ireland on 22 July, 1998.
"Catalyst: J. T. Canales and the Mexican American Integration of South Texas" presented at the annual meeting of
the Southwest Council for Latin American Studies (SCOLAS) in Austin, Texas on March 7, 1997.
"Legacy of a ‘Greaser’: The Humanitarian Activities of Judge J. T. Canales" presented at the spring meeting of the
South Texas Historical Association in Alice, Texas on May 4, 1996.
"Tejano Voice in Texas Politics: The Political Correspondence of Judge J. T. Canales" presented at the annual
meeting of the Southwest Council for Latin American Studies (SCOLAS) in Oaxaca, Mexico on March 7,
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1996.
SELECTED ACADEMIC SERVICE
National and State Level Service
Article Reviewer, National Social Science Association, Nov 2013 to Present
Member, Arkansas Department of Education Secondary Teacher Licensure Competency Group, Fall 2013
Member, Arkansas State Review Panel for Social Studies (Grades 7-12) Teacher Licensure, Fall 2012
Member, Arkansas Statewide System Transfer Team (Geology/Earth Science), Spring 2006
University Level Service at UAPB
Member, University Lyceum Committee, UAPB, August 2014 to Present
Member, University Library Committee, UAPB, August 2013 to Present
President, University Senate, UAPB, August 2011 to May 2012
Chair, UAPB Senate Executive Ad Hoc Committee on Parking Rules and Regulations, Spring 2012
UAPB Senator for Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, Aug 2009 to Aug 2011
Co-Chair, UAPB Senate Campus Concerns Committee, Aug 2010 to Aug 2011
Member, UAPB Senate Faculty Salary Issues Committee, Aug 2010 to Aug 2011
Member-at-Large, University Senate, August 2015 to Present
Chair, Legislative Assembly, UAPB, August 2011 to May 2012
Parliamentarian, Teacher Education Committee, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Aug 2012- May 2013
Member, Teacher Education Committee, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Aug 2005 to Present
Chair, UAPB Graduate Council, September 2014 to Present
Vice Chair, UAPB Graduate Council, October 2012 to Sep 2014
Chair, Graduate Faculty Approval Committee, Graduate Council, Aug 2011 to October 2012
Member, UAPB Graduate Council, January 2011 to Present
Member, UAPB Cost Containment Committee, Aug 2011 to May 2013
Member, University College Council, Aug 2011 to May 2012
Member, Dean Selection Committee, School of Arts and Sciences, UAPB, Spring 2011
Member, UAPB Library Tenure and Promotion Committee, Spring 2013
Advisor, Zeta Phi Zeta Fraternity/Sorority, Inc. Aug 2008-Aug 2010
Judge, Science Fair, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Spring 2007 to Present
Administrator, Senior Comprehensive Exam, Fall 2012 to Present
School of Education Service
Member, NCSS Re-Certification Team (History), Spring 2013 - Present
Member, UAPB School of Education Handbook Revision Committee, Sept 2010 to Fall 2011
Member, UAPB School of Education Admission, Retention, and Exit Committee, Sept 2010 to Present
Member, NCATE Re-Certification Criteria Two Team, August 2011 to May 2013
Secretary, NCATE Re-Certification Criteria Three Team, August 2010 to May 2013
University Supervisor for Social Studies, August 2005 - Present
Social and Behavioral Sciences Department Service
Coordinator - Department Teacher Education - University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Aug 2005 to Present
Coordinator - Department History Program - University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Aug 2005 to Dec 2014
Advisor, Upsilon-Epsilon Chapter of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society at UAPB, Aug 2006 to May 2012
Chair, Departmental Peer Review Team, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, & Spring 2015
Member, Departmental Peer Review Team, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, & Spring 2014
Member, Departmental Tenure and Promotion Selection Committee, Fall 2011
Chair, Departmental Search Committee, Assistant Professor (History), Spring 2006
Member, Departmental Search Committee, Assistant Professor (Political Science), Summer 2010
Member, Departmental Search Committee, Assistant Professor (Sociology), Fall 2006 & Spring 2007
Student Advisor, Department Undergraduate Teacher Education Students at UAPB, Aug 2005 to Present
Student Advisor, Department Graduate Teacher Education Students at UAPB, Aug 2005 to Present
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Student Advisor, Department Undergraduate History Students at UAPB, Aug 2005 to Present
Student Mentor Activities at UAPB
Mentor for Mr. Jeffrey Taylor, 26th Student Faculty Research Forum, 6 March 2013 [1 st Place-Biology]
Mentor for Mr. Richard Campbell, 26th Student Faculty Research Forum, 6 March 2013
Mentor for Ms. Quiana Gilyard, 24th Student Faculty Research Forum, 9-10 March 2011
Mentor/Advisor for Ms. Quiana Gilyard, Ronald McNair Scholars Program, Summer 2010-Spring 2011
Mentor for Mr. Timothy Turner, 23 rd Student Faculty Research Forum, March 2010 [1 st Place-Social Science]
Mentor for Mr. Will Hunter, 22nd Student Faculty Research Forum, March 2009
Mentor for seven UAPB student presenters, 21st Student Faculty Research Forum, March 2008
Mentor/Advisor for Mr. Tashmonite Butler, Ronald McNair Scholars Program, Summer 2007-Spring 2008
Mentor/Advisor for Ms. Alika P. Nichols, Ronald McNair Scholars Program, Summer 2007-Spring 2008
Mentor for Mr. Nathan White, 19th Student Faculty Research Forum, March 2006
Selected Academic Service at Other Institutions
Sponsor, Blinn College Geographical Society, August 2000 to May 2003
Interim Geography Coordinator, Social Sciences Division, Blinn College, August 2000 to May 2001
Member, Assistant Professor Search Committee, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, Spring 1998
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Historical and Cultural Geography: Ethnic Studies (African-American, Mexican, Mexican American, Irish, Cajun,
Amerindian, German), American South & Southwest, Mexico, Ireland, Germany, Globalization, Economic MacroTheory & World-System Analysis, Labor Relations Impacted by Global Economic Forces, Development of Urban
Ethnic Enclaves, Urban Ephemeral Stream Bank Micro-Environments, Relic Land-Based Marine Lithic and Reef
Complex Structures
PRIMARY FIELD AND ACADEMIC RESEARCH
September 2005 to Present, Examination of original documents located in Texas and California, Primary academic
research for historical biography of Brownsville, Texas Judge J. T. Canales.
September 1993 to Present, Texas, Primary academic research in Anglo-Amerindian relations illuminated by
construction and utilization of Texas forts in the nineteenth century.
September 2008 to 2012, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. History of School of Arts
and Sciences (researched at the request of Dean Clifton Orr, School of Arts & Sciences).
June-August 1999-2002, Original documents located at: Perry-Castaneda Library (University of Texas at Austin)
and Evans Library (Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas), Primary research for Ph.D. Diss.
August 1998, Special Collections Library, Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Primary research for Ph.D.
Dissertation.
August 1998, street interviews in the Ulster Scot and Gael-Irish neighborhoods of Belfast, and on-site examination
of the physical geography of Belfast and the textile industry of the Belfast region. Primary research for
Ph.D. Dissertation.
August 1998 to Present, Examination of original document photocopies relevant to Textile production in Ireland.
July 1998, General geographic field work in Londonderry, Colraine, and Portadown, Northern Ireland, UK.
Primary research for Ph.D. Dissertation.
January - July 1996, South Texas Archives, Texas A&M University – Kingsville, Subject: J. T. Canales.
Primary research for Master’s Degree Thesis.
June 1993 to May 2005, Little Bee Creek, Westlake Hills, Balcones Escarpment, Austin, Texas. Examination of
ephemeral stream (semi-urban environment) to evaluate erosion and vegetation patterns.
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RECENT COMMUNITY SERVICE
Member A+ Arts and Sciences Museum, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Provided personal collection of rocks and minerals for exhibit at A+ Arts and Sciences Center, 2011-2012
Presented a paper on rocks and minerals at A+ Arts and Sciences Center, 28 February 2012
Member, Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society, Member, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
Supporter: Little Rock Zoo, Little Rock, Arkansas; Arkansas Symphony, Little Rock, Arkansas
Supporter - Oak and Ivy Museum [in construction], Pine Bluff, Arkansas
AFFILIATIONS
American Geographical Society Fellow, 2005 to Present
National Council for Geographic Education, 1996 to Present
National Council for the Social Studies, 2005 to Present
National Maritime Historical Society, 2010 to Present
Arkansas Historical Association, 2007 to Present
Arkansas Council for the Social Studies, 2006 to Present
Arkansas Science Teachers Association, 2009 to Present
Southwest Council for Latin American Studies - [Life Member], 1996 to Present
Texas State Historical Association, 2004 to Present
PHI KAPPA PHI Honor Society - [Life Member], 1999 to Present
PHI ALPHA THETA History Honor Society, 1996 to Present
Marine Corps Association, 1995 to Present
The American Legion, 2010 to Present
The USO, 2001 to Present
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